Report
on this years Commission on the Status of Women ( CSW )
The elimination and prevention of all forms
of violence against women and girls
Agreed conclusions
Word counts
Final
Document – 15 March 2013
Reproductive health = 9 Reproductive rights = 2
Sexual orientation = 0 Marriage – minimum age = 2
Forced marriage = 2 Sexualiy
education = 1
Masculinities = 0 Father
=0
Mother – young = 1
Abortion – forced = 1
Abortion – safe = 1
Compilation
text as of 25 Feb 2013
Reproductive Health = 11 Reproductive rights =4
Sexual orientation=5 Marriage – early =4
Marriage – forced=3 Sexuality
education=2
Father =0 Mother - child = 1
Abortion forced = 2
Abortion – safe = 1
Final text - 15
March 2013
Reproductive
wording
ee
bis) Expand the availability of health-care
services, and in particular, strengthen maternal and reproductive health
centres, as key entry points that provide support, referrals to services
and protection to families, women and girls at risk of violence, especially
sexual violence, and which provide support to adolescents in order to avoid
early and unintended pregnancies and sexually-transmitted infections, through
education, information and access to sexual and reproductive health-care
services;
Note
– We were unhappy that this new phrase “ maternal and reproductive health
centres “ was included.
9 ter The Commission recognizes that violence against women has both
short- and long-term adverse consequences on their health, including their sexual and reproductive health, and the
enjoyment of their human rights, and
that respecting, promoting sexual and reproductive health, and protecting and fulfilling reproductive
rights, in accordance with the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences, is a
necessary condition to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women to enable them to enjoy all their human
rights and fundamental freedoms, and to prevent and mitigate violence against
women.
Note – We would have like a reference to the Report of ICPD instead of the Programme of Action. The
former included reservations.
d)
:
Ensure that in armed conflict and post-conflict
situations the prevention of and response to all forms of violence against
women and girls, including sexual and gender-based violence, are prioritized
and effectively addressed, including as appropriate through the investigation,
prosecution and punishment of perpetrators to end impunity, removal of barriers
to women's access to justice, the establishment of complaint and reporting
mechanisms, the provision of support to victims and survivors, affordable and accessible
health care services, including sexual and reproductive health, and
reintegration measures; and take steps to increase women’s participation in
conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes and post-conflict
decision-making;
n) Promote and protect the human
rights of all women including their right
to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to
their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion,
discrimination and violence; and adopt and accelerate the implementation of
laws, policies and programmes which protect and enable the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including their reproductive rights,
in accordance with the Programme of
Action of International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing
Platform for Action and their review outcomes.
Note – Too much emphasis on rights
aa) Establish comprehensive,
coordinated, inter-disciplinary,
accessible and sustained multisectoral services, programmes and responses at all levels, and with the support of all available
technologies, for all victims and survivors of all forms of violence against women
and girls based on their needs, that are adequately resourced and
include effective and coordinated action by, as appropriate, police and the justice sector, legal aid services, health-care services, including sexual and reproductive health, and
medical, psychological and other counselling services, including specialist
services as appropriate, State and
independent women’s shelters and counselling centers, 24-hour hotlines, social aid services, one stop crisis
centers, immigration services, child services, public housing services to provide low
threshold, easy to reach and safe assistance for women and children, as well as assistance, protection and support
through access to long term accommodation, educational,
employment and economic opportunities, and take steps to ensure the
safety and security of health care workers and service providers that assist
and support victims and survivors of violence, and in cases of girl child victims, such services and responses must
take into account the best interests of the child;
dd) Address all health
consequences including the physical, mental and sexual and reproductive health
consequences, of violence against women and girls by providing accessible
health-care services that are responsive to trauma and include affordable,
safe, effective and good-quality medicines, first line support, treatment of
injuries and psychosocial and mental health support, emergency contraception, safe abortion where such services are permitted by national law, post-exposure
prophylaxis for HIV infection,
diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, training for
medical professionals to effectively identify and treat women subjected to
violence, as well as forensic examinations by appropriately trained
professionals;
Note
– Not abortion related , HIV context.
w ter Accelerate efforts to address the intersection of HIV and
AIDS and violence against all women and girls, in particular the common risk
factors, including through strategies to address domestic and sexual
violence, and to strengthen coordination and integration of policies,
programmes and services to address the intersection between HIV and violence
against women and girls, and ensure that responses to HIV and AIDS are
leveraged to prevent violence against them, while meeting their specific needs for sexual and
reproductive health care services, as well as HIV and AIDS diagnosis,
affordable and accessible treatment and prevention, including procurement and
supply of safe and effective prevention commodities, including male and female
condoms;
Note – Note abortion related –
AIDS context
Sexuality
Education
t: Develop and implement educational programmes
and teaching materials, including comprehensive
evidence-based education for human sexuality, based on
full and accurate information, for all adolescents and youth, in a manner consistent with their evolving capacities, with the
appropriate direction and guidance from parents and legal guardians, with the involvement
of children, adolescents, youth and communities, and in coordination with
women’s, youth and specialized non-governmental organizations, in order to
modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women of all
ages, to eliminate prejudices, and to promote and build informed
decision-making, communication and risk reduction skills for the development of respectful relationships and, based on
gender equality and human rights, as well as teacher education and training
programmes for both formal and non-formal education.
Note
– some mention of parents , would have liked more.
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